The Best Makeup Trends for Spring 2018

Tracking all the major runway makeup moments from the spring 2018 shows.

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Tom Ford

Makeup artist Pat McGrath called the glittery black eyeliner look at Tom Ford "slightly dangerous, but very expensive." This bubbly cat-eye with a rounded wing may just be the new makeup trend of the season (only time will tell)—and it's pretty easy to DIY. Backstage, makeup artists first drew the shape with a black liner (liquid is easiest), and then used an eye gloss as glue to help the glittery eyeshadow stick

White liquid eyeliner slashed across the lower lashline was the entire beauty look at Ulla Johnson.

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Fenty by Puma

It would only make sense that the models walking the Fenty Puma show would have a face full of the brand-new Fenty Beauty. The shade on full display was Trophy Wife, the yellow-gold highlighter, which was swept across the cheekbones and applied on the inner corner of each eye.

Smudgy brown liner was rimmed all the way around the eyes, then paired with a light nude lipstick, backstage at Tory Burch.

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Tadashi Shoji

A mix of teal and green eyeliner mimicked the celestial motifs in Tadashi Shoji's spring collection.

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Alexander Wang

Backstage at Alexander Wang, makeup artist Diane Kendal wanted the girls to look positively healthy and fresh. That meant a peachy liquid blush swept across the entire cheekbone, a new Orgasm lip balm swiped across lips, and a sparkly loose Orgasm highlighter (coming soon) swept across the eyelids for a warm, subtle glow.

One of the biggest trends emerging from NYFW is unusual eyeliner, like this half-baked graphic cat-eye seen at Jill Stuart.

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Jason Wu

Hours before the Jason Wu show, makeup artist Yadim got a text from Wu himself asking to switch up the entire beauty look. Instead of just creating glow, bronzed skin—he wanted to add a graphic element. Yadim whipped up this: a rounded, dark green cat-eye that looked as if it has been stamped on with a pinky finger.

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Yadim used the dark green shade seen here, and a rounded shadow brush, to create the unusual wing shape. The rest of the makeup involved a little highlight, contour, and lip balm, plus a few faux freckles traced across the models' cheeks.

Maybelline New York The City Mini Palette in Urban Jungle, $7.19, amazon.com.

Golden highlighter is the shade of the season, as seen backstage at Michael Costello.

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Jeremy Scott

MAC makeup artist Kabuki called the look at Jeremy Scott "minimalistic and fresh makeup with a shiny, futuristic twist." He matched crystals to the models' skin tones and applied three under each eye.

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Cushnie et Ochs

Makeup artist Gato called the Cushnie et Ocs beauty look "the kind of makeup that remains after a party." If only. His version of morning-after beauty starts with a lip stain. He applied Color Sensational Powder Matte Lipstick in Cruel Ruby (launching soon) to the lips before he started the rest of the makeup. Then he used a makeup wipe to lift the color away, leaving just a stain. The clumpy lashes were achieved by applying several coats of the Colossal Big Shot Mascara and pinching them together before the formula dried.

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